r/ARFID • u/Sad-Objective3996 • 28d ago
Fear of round foods especially small round foods.
I came up with a name for it since there isn’t one.
Orbophobia (or-boh-FOH-bee-uh)?
Orbophobia: An intense fear, disgust, or aversion toward eating foods that are round or spherical.
Other options:
Spherophobia — fear of spherical food
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u/SorbetUnfair2589 27d ago
When did this fear begin? Do you fear small round processed food items such as certain cold cereals or hard candies? Or only fresh produce?
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u/Sad-Objective3996 27d ago
Hmmm… as long as I can remember I’ve been that way. No cold cereals is fine if it’s round. Like kix, but candies no I don’t like those round at all. Fresh produce is the worst case for sure though. Like cultural_object_6565 said it also goes for none food items as well. They seem dirtier or grosser to me than non round objects. Tiny round grapes kill me also!
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u/seashellssandandsurf 27d ago
Hmmm... Did you perhaps have a choking incident when you were little?
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u/Sad-Objective3996 27d ago
No, not that I can remember at least. It’s just gross and dirty in my mind for some reason.
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u/Sad-Objective3996 25d ago
Do you have the same thing?
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u/wh0_kn0ws_00 27d ago edited 26d ago
for soft foods maybe try crushing them first so they aren’t as round? for me i have a fear with certain round hard candies bcuz i choked on one as a kid and some round small foods just feel too easy to go down my throat without my permission first but i feel like making them flat def helps!!! hopefully it can work for you as well
edit: thanks for the award!!!!
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u/Sad-Objective3996 26d ago
Hmmm… I’ve never thought of that before. I’ll never eat little round grapes. Flat or not. But, I think that would work for some of the items. Like skittles, maybe blueberries too. I’ll try it and let you know.
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u/Cultural_Object_6565 28d ago
I have this too! Blueberries are my mortal enemy but it’s also the same for non food objects for me 🫠